ceremony at eating the new yams at, viii. 58;

sham funeral at, viii. 98 sq.;

annual expulsion of evils at, ix. 133;

use of human scapegoats at, ix. 210 sq.

Onktehi, the great spirit of the waters among the Dacotas, xi. 268, 269

Onstmettingen, in Swabia, the Sow at threshing at, vii. 299

Oodeypoor, in Rajputana, gardens of Adonis at, v. 241 sq.

Ooloo-Ayar Dyaks observe taboos after building a new house, ii. 40

Opening, special, made to carry out the corpses of childless women, i. 142

Opening everything in house to facilitate childbirth, iii. 296 sq.